The present invention relates generally to methods for treating 
cancer. In one respect, the present invention relates to a method of treating a hematological 
cancer (e.g., 
multiple myeloma, 
leukemia, 
lymphoma) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a 
histone deacetylase inhibitor, for example, a 
histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor as described herein, for example, PXD-101. In another respect, the present invention relates to a method of treating 
cancer (e.g., 
solid tumour cancer, e.g., rectal cancer, colon cancer, 
ovarian cancer, hematological cancer, e.g., 
multiple myeloma, 
leukemia, 
lymphoma) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a first amount of a 
histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, for example, a 
histone deacetylase inhibitor as described herein, for example, PXD-101, and a second amount of another chemotherapeutic agent, for example, another chemotherapeutic agent selected from: an 
antibody against VEGF, AVASTIN® (
bevacizumab), an 
antibody against CD20, 
rituximab, 
bortezomib, 
thalidomide, 
dexamethasone, 
vincristine, 
doxorubicin, and 
melphalan, wherein the first and second amounts together comprise a therapeutically effective amount.